D&D General Do you track ammunition?

[Deset Gled]

Generally speaking, I think my current group stops tracking non-magical ammo once we get access to our first magical storage device.

 

[ThrorII]

Yes, but I have them do it. I remind them at the end of every combat (as DM). Yes, also, as a player.

 

[J-H]

I only make my players track magic ammo.

 

[Voadam]

It has been a while since I made a character that uses something with limited ammo. Mostly I have things like at will 5e cantrips or one off throwing weapons that I do track or go full melee. That is fairly by design because I like those types of characters and so I don’t have to track ammo.

As a DM I don’t sweat tracking normal arrows or bolts anymore and I like the 5e artificer power to generate normal ammo a lot. For the pulpy style action movie tone I generally go for “It’s not that kind of movie, kid.”

I used to be fairly big on specific material components and specifics on the equipment list being what you have in the AD&D era for my games but that has generally shifted over time to allow for less prepared camper style of D&D hero and more action movie types.

 

[LordEntrails]

First level or so. Maybe second and third if we are exploration heavy. After that, No.

To me, is tracking something enjoyable? Does it add to the challenge? Then we do it. If it's tedious and boring then no.

 

[aco175]

If it matters, otherwise they just cross off 10gold when they get to a town and it covers these things.

 

[not-so-newguy]

The players in our group track normal ammo, in theory. I'm not sure if they really do.
They track special ammo (silvered and the rest).

 

[el-remmen]

Yes. I keep track and I'm strict.

This. (though I my guess is we have different definitions of "strict").

 

[el-remmen]

Oh, I interpreted "you" to mean "your group," not "the DM." I do not track ammo for the players. The players are expected to track ammo and do.

 

[DrJawaPhD]

Magical ammunition, yes. Regular ammunition, absolutely not. Same with rations, rope, basically any non-magical adventuring equipment - if your character probably would've thought to bring it then just say you have it without tracking anything.